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Chapter 101
101: Something That Must Be Confirmed
As everyone knows, the taste of boiled fish is basically dominated by numbing spice and heat. Rarely does it lean toward other flavors. At most, there's only a difference between being more numbing or more spicy.
But Amya's former older brother... the boiled fish he made... how to put it? It couldn't exactly be said to have a somewhat unique taste... it could only be said to be... a bit uncanny...
Because the boiled fish he made... was generally on the sweet side...
Back then, when Amya first tasted her old brother's sweet version of boiled fish, she nearly made an expression of pure, bewildered shock. After frantically asking around, she found out that her old brother had habitually added just a tiny bit extra, meaning a few spoonfuls, of white sugar that was originally only meant to enhance the flavor. This resulted in the boiled fish becoming a chimera that was numbing yet spicy, spicy yet sweet...
Amya later thought about correcting her old brother's habit, but who knew that his persistence regarding sweetness completely exceeded her imagination. No matter how many times she reminded him, he never changed. Left with no choice, Amya, who had always preferred numbing and spicy flavors, just made do and ate it.
After all, her older brother made it, and the taste wasn't off by any ridiculous degree. She just treated the sweetness as her old brother's cooking signature~
However, ever since her old brother passed away two years ago, Amya had never tasted a dish with a similar flavor again.
She never expected that one day, she would be able to taste a flavor exactly like her old brother's cooking in a dish made by the girl she currently liked.
Amya still maintained the appearance she had when she just ate that piece of fish, looking at the somewhat nervous Evelia across from her with hollow eyes. Gradually, her eyes grew red.
"Wh... what's wrong? Did I not do it right somewhere?"
It was also Evelia's first time seeing Amya reveal this kind of expression. For a moment, she seemed to see emotions in Amya's eyes that shouldn't be combined together: joy, surprise, nostalgia, pain, resentment. She thought there was a problem with how she cooked the dish, and immediately asked Amya in a bit of a panic.
"Sweet... sweet..."
"Sweet?"
Evelia repeated Amya's words in confusion. Suddenly, as if realizing something, her expression instantly became flustered. She hurriedly picked up a piece of fish from the pot and put it in her mouth to taste. Just as Amya said, this pot of boiled fish... leaned toward the sweet side...
In an instant, Evelia's originally smug expression rapidly darkened. It's over! The old habit struck again!!!
Her younger sister back then had told her about this bad habit of liking to add too much sugar, but she hadn't paid much attention to it back then. Now, at such an important moment, she had committed the error again!
Waaaahhh! What to do! She clearly remembered Amya saying she preferred the numbing and spicy texture! Although this dish also had Sichuan peppercorns and chili peppers, this strange texture that was numbing yet spicy, spicy yet sweet, probably only her younger sister could barely accept on her account! Amya definitely wouldn't like it, right!?
Waaaahhh it's over, I messed up waaa ╥﹏╥
"Um... Amya, listen to my explanation... I really didn't add extra sugar just to mess with you... I really did it because..."
"..."
Facing Evelia's pale and powerless defense, Amya said nothing. She pursed her lips tightly and lowered her head slightly, making it impossible for Evelia to see the expression on her face at this moment. But just from her constantly clenching fists, one could tell that Amya's mood right now was probably not very pleasant...
"Please wait a moment!"
Suddenly, as if making some decision, Amya put down her bowl and chopsticks, grabbed her phone, and rushed into Evelia's room, locking the door behind her. Only the aggrieved Evelia was left alone, looking at the table full of food, not knowing what to do.
"I just... accidentally put in a bit too much sugar..."
"And also... isn't that my room?"
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'Lord Mikali! Are you there, Lord Mikali! Please reply to me as soon as you see this. It's really urgent, I'm begging you!'
The moment she slipped into the room, Amya anxiously pulled out her phone and sent a message to a certain Angel Lord far away in Heaven. Perhaps because her mood was too urgent, her hands even trembled while typing, nearly causing her to drop the phone on the ground.
She had to confirm certain things. She absolutely had to!
"Please, reply quickly..."
Looking at the phone screen that showed no activity for a long time, Amya felt she was about to turn into the King of Anxiety. Finally, about two minutes after Amya sent the message, Mikali on the other end of the phone replied to her.
『What's wrong, little Amya? Did you suffer some grievance? Pat pat~』
The message Mikali sent back was just like her person: gentle, considerate, and understanding, like a kind and amiable big sister next door, giving Amya some spiritual comfort.
But thinking about the matter she was about to ask, Amya couldn't help but feel her heart was being grabbed by someone, feeling both nervous and fearful.
But... no matter what, she had to ask clearly about the doubts in her heart today.
『Lord Mikali... my older brother, he still hasn't reincarnated, right?』
『Are you worried about your older brother, little Amya? It's a pity, but that is indeed the case~ But please rest assured. Since I promised your request, I will definitely be responsible for it to the end~』
『Lord Mikali... I want to ask... is there a possibility... that a human, for some reason... could become a demon?』
……
At the highest point of the other realm, the peak of the High Heavens, inside that spiraling pure white holy tower.
Mikali looked with great interest at the message Amya had sent her on her phone, smiling as she stroked the little head of her good sister beside her.
"It seems... that child Amya has finally discovered something~"
"So what, Sister? What do you plan to do? Continue hiding it from little Amya?"
Gabriel lay bored in her own sister's embrace, letting the other party recklessly ravage her little head, her face full of helplessness.
This was the punishment after her revenge against Mikali was discovered back then. She had to act as her sister's little toy for a whole year, otherwise her bottom would bloom!
"Since that child has discovered it, why continue hiding it?"
"In that case... you agree to the matter between little Amya and Niece?"
"Sigh, we're all family. The palm and the back of the hand are both flesh. How could I forcibly separate them?"
Mikali looked at the message on her phone and revealed a slightly helpless smile.
"Now even the children can be happy and perfect~ When will my little Typhon return to my embrace?"
"Actually, Sister... I think... if you weren't so perverted back then, given Typhon's intelligence... it probably would have succeeded long ago..."
"Is your skin itchy?"